The 46th annual Penn State Beaver Awards Banquet was held recently in the Student Union Building to honor a variety of students recognized for high achievement throughout the academic year.
Amy Arnold, a sophomore business major from Midland, received the 2013-14 Eric A. & Josephine S. Walker Award, which recognizes a student’s highest achievements in and out of the classroom at each Penn State location. She also received a Campus Honors Program Award.
Brenten Rhone, a senior administration of justice major from Ambridge, received the Penn State Beaver Outstanding Student of the Year Award.
Students who received multiple awards were:
Nelly Peralta, senior, administration of justice, Moon Township-- Administration of Justice Baccalaureate Award-- Adult Achievement Award
Haojun Sui, freshman, engineering, Shanghai-- President’s Freshman Award-- Campus Honors Program Award
Trey Trieschock, junior, administration of justice, Canonsburg-- Campus Honors Program Award-- Student Life Leadership Award
Lindsay Bangor, sophomore, liberal arts, Beaver-- College of the Liberal Arts Award in English-- Campus Honors Program Award
Megan Powers, sophomore, agriculture, Beaver Falls-- Eberly College of Science Award in Chemistry-- Campus Honors Program Award
Tyler Madden, junior, administration of justice, Moon Township-- University College Award in Administration of Justice-- Campus Honors Program Award
Additional awards were made as follows:
President’s Freshman AwardRuhiben Patel, sophomore, science, Pittsburgh
Business AwardDanielle Mrdjenovich, senior, business, Gibsonia
Business Award in Marketing and ManagementAbagail Filippi, senior, business, Aliquippa
College of Engineering Award in Electrical EngineeringSantino Graziani, sophomore, engineering, Aliquippa
College of Engineering Award in Mechanical EngineeringDakotah McCalmon, junior, engineering, Pittsburgh
Communications Award in Corporate CommunicationsMichael Brayack, senior, communications, Aliquippa
Communications Award in JournalismCaitlin Vodenichar, senior, communications, Rochester
Information Sciences and Technology AwardArmans Bimatovs, senior, information sciences and technology, Riga, Latvia
Information Sciences and Technology Award in Systems Design and DevelopmentJoseph Benscoter, senior, information sciences and technology, Beaver Falls
Information Sciences and Technology Award in Technology Integration and ApplicationMatthew Curcio, junior, information sciences and technology, North Huntingdon
Psychology AwardJessica Davis, senior, psychology, Pittsburgh
Psychology Department AwardMaddison Miller, senior, psychology, Aliquippa
Campus Honors Program AwardMorgon Allbaugh, sophomore, agriculture, MonacaShahanna Begay, senior, psychology, East Palestine, OhioBrianna D’Itri, freshman, communications, MidlandMatthew Downing, junior, science, Elgin, Ill.Matthew Fetch, sophomore, agriculture, AliquippaJohn Fletcher, sophomore, division of undergraduate studies, Beaver FallsZachary Houston, sophomore, science, Moon TownshipHong Li, sophomore, science, PittsburghKatherine Loza, freshman, division of undergraduate studies, BeaverKristin Macom, sophomore, engineering, New BrightonBryan Magee, sophomore, liberal arts, SewickleyJoseph McFarland, freshman, earth and mineral science, AliquippaCarrisa Noce, sophomore, health and human development, BurgettstownMichael Norris, freshman, engineering, CanonsburgAna Clara Passos Melo, freshman, liberal arts, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilRoy Rowland, freshman, division of undergraduate studies, HarmonyValerie Stannard, senior, psychology, MidlandCody Zanaglio, sophomore, division of undergraduate studies, CanonsburgAudrey Zanath, junior, education, Aliquippa
College Honors Program AwardMichael Deitrick, information sciences and technology, BeaverShelby Hogan, senior, psychology, Clinton
Student Life Leadership AwardsJessica Findling, sophomore, psychology, HickoryMaura Francis, sophomore, liberal arts, PittsburghNicole Nuske, sophomore, education, BadenPaula Sequeira, freshman, division of undergraduate studies, KuwaitWenjiao “Claire” Wang, freshman, division of undergraduate studies, Xi An Shaanxi, China
Community Service AwardThe Psychology Club
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